Angiogenic potential in vivo by Kaposi's sarcoma cell-free supernatants and HIV-1 tat product: inhibition of KS-like lesions by tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-2

AIDS
A AlbiniW G Stetler-Stevenson

Abstract

To determine the neoplastic nature of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS). A highly vascularized lesion, KS is frequently associated with AIDS, indicating HIV products may be involved. We determined the angiogenic properties of KS cell-secreted products and the HIV-1-tat gene product in vivo. Cell-free secreted products (KS-CM) from cultured epidemic and sporadic KS spindle cells or recombinant (r) HIV-1 tat protein were injected into mice with a matrix support (Matrigel). KS-CM produced lesions carrying all the phenotypic hallmarks of KS, as observed by light and electron microscopy: spindle-shaped cells, haemorrhages and an inflammatory infiltrate, as well as Factor VIII-positive endothelial cells lining new blood vessels. Electron microscopy indicated an initial granulocyte invasion, with spindle-cell migration and neocapillary formation in the centre of the matrix. These lesions required the cofactor heparin; KS-CM or heparin alone were poorly angiogenic. A less intense angiogenesis, with lower cellularity and few granulocytes, was observed in basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF)/heparin lesions, indicating that factors other than bFGF are present in the KS spindle-cell products. When the collagenase inhibitor tissue inhibitor of metall...Continue Reading

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